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news A9
Friday, July 21, 2017 guardian.co.tt
Candace Sennon, centre, of the Tobago Regional Health Authority's (TRHA) Community Nutrition Unit and
School of Health demonstrates how pallet sticks glued together can be used to make a grow box during
the Healthy Eating, Active Living camp at the Louis D'Or Multi-purpose Facility in Tobago on Tuesday.
PHOTO: THA INFO DEPT
Burglar who lived
in woman's house
jailed for two years
SASCHA WILSON
A San Fernando burglar who
broke into a woman's house and
stayed for two months was yes-
terday sentenced to two years in
prison.
During his stay, Francis Grant, 34,
a labourer, sold off $7,600 worth of
the woman'sbelongings to get "small
money" to celebrate his birthday.
When he realised that he had for-
gotten his identification card, bank
card and national insurance board
card in the house, Grant went to the
Mon Repos Police Station seeking the
police help in retrieving his items.
This is how Grant, a father of one,
was arrested and charged with house
breaking and larceny. Astonished
by Grant's actions, San Fernando
magistrate Kerianne Byer had to ask
whether he had any history of mental
problems.
According to the facts led by Sgt
Ian Sylvon, Judy Kinsale locked up
her house at Mon Repos on March 1
and went abroad with a relative (who
had suffered a stroke). When she re-
turned on June 14 she discoveredher
home broken in, and a flat screen
television, a DVD player, a tool bag,
a screw driver set, a electric saw and
two gas tanks missing. While looking
through the house, she stumbled upon
Grant's personal documentson a space
saver in the bedroom. Six days later
Grant went to the police station where
he asked them for help retrieving his
documents which he claimed he left
in his friend's house.
He apologised for his actions.
Grant told the magistrate he made
a big mistake. Asking the court to
be lenient on his son, Calvin Smith
said Grant's mother left him at his
door steps when he was six months
old and never came back. Smith said
whenGrantwas about 12-years-old he
left him in the care of a relative and
went away to live.
Grant behind liming with the wrong
peopleand committed his first crime
in 1998. In 2013 he was sentenced to 18
months in jail for a similar offence and
had previous convictions for larceny
and marijuana possession.
He never completed primary school.
Grant admitted he would not be able
to pay compensation to the victim.
As she passed sentence, the mag-
istrate said very often people end up
in the court system because of a lack
of parental guidance and supervision.
Shewas hopeful that his father would
visit him in jail and look after Grant's
son who lives with his mother. She
also advised Grant to take advantage
of the various programmes in jail,
learn a skill and change his life. The
offence carries a maximum sentence
of ten years.
PALLET STICK SKILLS